Diagnosis and Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer :  A Review

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<p class="first" id="d3796260e95">Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cause of cancer mortality worldwide with more than 1.85 million cases and 850 000 deaths annually. Of new colorectal cancer diagnoses, 20% of patients have metastatic disease at presentation and another 25% who present with localized disease will later develop metastases. </p>

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Title: JAMA

Abbreviated Title: JAMA

Publisher: American Medical Association (AMA)

ISSN (Print): 0098-7484

Publication date Created: February 16 2021

Publication date (Print): February 16 2021

Volume: 325

Issue: 7

Page: 669

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[1 ]Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts

[2 ]Department of Medical Oncology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

[3 ]Division of Population Sciences, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts

[4 ]Associate Editor, JAMA

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.0106

PubMed ID: 33591350

SO-VID: 9ddb5107-8976-4808-8bb8-c4bb8b5c673b

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